diff --git a/lib/noticelist.php b/lib/noticelist.php
index 2165222eec..4c11ceed6c 100644
--- a/lib/noticelist.php
+++ b/lib/noticelist.php
@@ -551,17 +551,6 @@ class NoticeListItem extends Widget
 
             $this->out->elementStart('a', $attrs);
 
-            $this->out->element('img', array('src' => ($avatar) ?
-                                             $avatar->displayUrl() :
-                                             Avatar::defaultImage(AVATAR_MINI_SIZE),
-                                             'class' => 'avatar photo',
-                                             'width' => AVATAR_MINI_SIZE,
-                                             'height' => AVATAR_MINI_SIZE,
-                                             'alt' =>
-                                             ($repeater->fullname) ?
-                                             $repeater->fullname :
-                                             $repeater->nickname));
-
             $this->out->element('span', 'nickname', $repeater->nickname);
             $this->out->elementEnd('a');
 
diff --git a/plugins/Realtime/realtimeupdate.js b/plugins/Realtime/realtimeupdate.js
index 18f00f22a9..b57451e205 100644
--- a/plugins/Realtime/realtimeupdate.js
+++ b/plugins/Realtime/realtimeupdate.js
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ RealtimeUpdate = {
                ru = repeat['user'];
                ni = ni + "<span class=\"repeat vcard\">Repeated by " +
                     "<a href=\"" + ru['profile_url'] + "\" class=\"url\">" +
-                    "<img src=\"" + ru['profile_image_url'] + "\" class=\"avatar photo\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"" + ru['screen_name'] + "\"/>" +
                     "<span class=\"nickname\">"+ ru['screen_name'] + "</span></a></span>";
           }